Akshar after seven years .. Kuldeep after two years

Prime Time Zone, Sports: All-rounder Akshar Patel makes his Test debut for Team India. Akshar Patel replaces Washington Sunder in the final squad for the second Test in Chennai. Akshar received the cap as the 302nd player before the match at the hands of captain Virat Kohli. It has been 7 years since Akshar Patel entered domestic cricket and is playing a Test match. Akshar, who has a good record in first-class cricket, has also done well in the IPL. Kuldeep Yadav was finally released from the bench. Kuldeep, who played his last Test in Australia in January 2019, is playing a Test match two years later. Taking Nadeem in the first Test, he was unable to make a big impact. With this, Kuldeep was taken into the spin squad. Bumra was rested and given a place by Mohammad Siraj.